diff --git a/cookbook/helper/recipe_url_import.py b/cookbook/helper/recipe_url_import.py
index d99ce957d..fddb06066 100644
--- a/cookbook/helper/recipe_url_import.py
+++ b/cookbook/helper/recipe_url_import.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def find_recipe_json(ld_json, url):
                 if ingredient:
                     ingredients.append({'amount': amount, 'unit': {'text': unit, 'id': random.randrange(10000, 99999)}, 'ingredient': {'text': ingredient, 'id': random.randrange(10000, 99999)}, "note": note, 'original': x})
             except:
-                pass
+                ingredients.append({'amount': 0, 'unit': {'text': "", 'id': random.randrange(10000, 99999)}, 'ingredient': {'text': x, 'id': random.randrange(10000, 99999)}, "note": "", 'original': x})
 
         ld_json['recipeIngredient'] = ingredients
     else:
diff --git a/cookbook/models.py b/cookbook/models.py
index f12364ab1..64c4e3d37 100644
--- a/cookbook/models.py
+++ b/cookbook/models.py
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class Unit(models.Model):
 
 
 class Food(models.Model):
-    name = models.CharField(unique=True, max_length=128)
+    name = models.CharField(unique=True, max_length=128, validators=[MinLengthValidator(1)])
     recipe = models.ForeignKey('Recipe', null=True, blank=True, on_delete=models.SET_NULL)
 
     def __str__(self):
diff --git a/cookbook/views/data.py b/cookbook/views/data.py
index 8996b80e2..01b788661 100644
--- a/cookbook/views/data.py
+++ b/cookbook/views/data.py
@@ -124,7 +124,9 @@ def import_url(request):
         for ing in data['recipeIngredient']:
             ingredient = Ingredient()
 
-            ingredient.food, f_created = Food.objects.get_or_create(name=ing['ingredient']['text'])
+            if ing['ingredient']['text'] != '':
+                ingredient.food, f_created = Food.objects.get_or_create(name=ing['ingredient']['text'])
+
             if ing['unit'] and ing['unit']['text'] != '':
                 ingredient.unit, u_created = Unit.objects.get_or_create(name=ing['unit']['text'])